BASIC RESEARCH

The following descriptions of current biomedical research activities at the University of Pittsburgh has been organized into Research Programs which define groups of investigators with common research interests. All faculty within these Programs are Principal Investigators of independently funded basic and/or clinical scientific projects with specific aims that focus directly upon molecular and cellular mechanisms of arthritis, autoimmune, and musculoskeletal diseases, their treatment, or their prevention. It should be noted that there is extensive collaboration among members of many program areas and that these collaborations extend across the boundaries of basic science and clinical medicine. In fact, one of the strengths of the research base at the University of Pittsburgh is the close working relationships among basic science and clinical faculty.